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COUNTY FORMATION

Calhoun
County was created in January 10, 1825. Located at the tip of the peninsula
formed by the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, Calhoun
County is almost completely surrounded by water.

"In 1790 the region
now included in Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory and the two
counties in Illinois were St. Clair and Knox. In 1801 the region became a
part of the Indian Territory and in 1809 the Illinois Territory was formed,
and continued until 1818 when Illinois became a state.

"From 1801 to
1812 the territory now included within Calhoun County was a part of St.
Clair County. It then became a part of Madison County and remained in that
county until the formation of Pike County in 1821. For the next four years
it was a part of Pike, and then ...

"The southern part of Pike
County was cut off, by an act of the Legislature of Illinois, and made into
a separate county.

"The new county was named Calhoun in honor of
John C. Calhoun one of the greatest of the southern statesmen at that time."
1934 History of Calhoun County